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Hope & Love
All winter
the blue heron
slept among the horses.
I don’t know
the custom of herons,
do not know
if the solitary habit
is their way,
or if he listened for
some missing one-
not knowing even
that was what he did-
in the blowing
sounds in the dark.
I know that
hope is the hardest
love we carry.
He slept
with his long neck
folded, like a letter
put away.
— Jan 16, 2025 10:20PM
All winter
the blue heron
slept among the horses.
I don’t know
the custom of herons,
do not know
if the solitary habit
is their way,
or if he listened for
some missing one-
not knowing even
that was what he did-
in the blowing
sounds in the dark.
I know that
hope is the hardest
love we carry.
He slept
with his long neck
folded, like a letter
put away.
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Abundant Heart
Because the pelicans circle and dive, the fish
Because the cows are fat, the rains
Because the tree is heavy with pears, the earth
Because the woman grows thin, the heart
— Jan 14, 2025 10:55PM
Because the pelicans circle and dive, the fish
Because the cows are fat, the rains
Because the tree is heavy with pears, the earth
Because the woman grows thin, the heart
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Jan 17, 2025 01:47AM
If I were her editor, I would have kept the first and the last line and cut everything in between. But then, I'm definitely a "less is more" kind of poetry reader.
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Mesoscope wrote: "If I were her editor, I would have kept the first and the last line and cut everything in between. But then, I'm definitely a "less is more" kind of poetry reader."Perhaps, my friend. But it seems she saw the gate differently and decided to keep stride with what came before and the theme she's unwinding after—a constant heart. This is great collection, def worth a read. Enjoy!